
Karnataka records 1,240 cases of COVID-19
The Hindu
Karnataka on Thursday reported 1,240 new cases of COVID-19, taking the total to 29,51,844. Bengaluru Urban reported 319 cases and four deaths. With 22 deaths, the toll rose to 37,361. This is apart fr
Karnataka on Thursday reported 1,240 new cases of COVID-19, taking the total to 29,51,844. Bengaluru Urban reported 319 cases and four deaths. With 22 deaths, the toll rose to 37,361. This is apart from 23 deaths due to non-COVID reasons. As many as 1,252 persons were discharged on Thursday, taking the total recoveries to 28,96,079. The State now has 18,378 active patients.
In , the grape capital of India and host of the Simhastha Kumbh Mela every 12 years, environmental concerns over a plan to cut 1,800 trees for the proposed Sadhugram project in the historic Tapovan area have sharpened political fault lines ahead of local body elections. The issue has pitted both Sena factions against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which leads the ruling Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra. While Eknath Shinde, Deputy Chief Minister and Shiv Sena chief, and Uddhav Thackeray, chief of the Shiv Sena (UBT), remain political rivals, their parties have found rare common ground in Tapovan, where authorities propose clearing trees across 34 acres to build Sadhugram and a MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions) hub, as part of a ₹300-crore infrastructure push linked to the pilgrimage.












